Former Leavenworth inmate describes conditions during lockdown, calls for changes

Russ Gildner, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 919, said the Bureau of Prisons is understaffed at Leavenworth by about 30 positions. Read More

Pasquotank Correctional on lockdown for 10 days after officer stabbed

P ASQUOTANK COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A state prison with a history of violence was one lockdown for ten days after a correctional officer was stabbed by a shank. Pasquotank Correctional Institution was ... Read More

6 Inmates Who Sued New York Over Its Prison Lockdown Order Will Get to View Solar Eclipse After All

6 Inmates Who Sued New York Over Its Prison Lockdown Order Will Get to View ... Lawyers for the six men incarcerated at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility in upstate New York said Thursday ... Read More

Inmate serving life sentence out of Jackson County dies in ADOC facility

An inmate serving a life sentence for escape out of Jackson County died at an Alabama Department of Corrections facility on Friday. Read More

3 inmates die in Bullock County Correctional Facility

UNION SPRINGS, Ala. (WSFA) - Three inmates have died in April at the Bullock County Correctional Facility in separate instances. Read More

Inmates in New York Sue Department of Corrections Over Lockdown During Solar Eclipse

Inmates at New York’s Woodbourne Correctional Facility are suing the state Department of Corrections over a mandatory lockdown that coincides with a solar eclipse on April 8. According to the ... Read More

Investigation underway into death of Reno County Correctional Facility inmate

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KAKE) - The KBI is investigating how an inmate at the Reno County Correctional Facility died Sunday evening. Around 6 p.m., deputies were notified that an inmate, later ... Read More

Niagara County Correctional Facility inmate charged with harassment

LOCKPORT, N.Y. — A 24-year-old inmate at the Niagara County Correctional Facility has been charged with one count of harassment in the second degree while already serving time for unrelated charges. Read More

Lansing Correctional Facility inmate apprehended

(KSNW) – A 54-year-old man convicted of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer who walked away from the Lansing Correctional Facility on Sunday night ... Read More

Otago Corrections Facility

The Otago Corrections Facility at Milburn opened its gates to 27 employers this week to showcase inmates' training and qualifications. Shawn McAvinue went behind the prison walls and talked to a ... Read More

6 inmates who sued New York over its prison lockdown order will get to view solar eclipse after all

Lawyers for the six men incarcerated at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility in upstate New ... suit last week arguing the April 8 lockdown violates inmates’ constitutional rights to practice ... Read More